Robert Pattinson has admitted that he is scared of horses, saying that it caused problems on the set of his latest film, Water for Elephants.

The actor, 24, told USA Today that he was left shaken by his encounters with the animals, recalling one incident in particular.

"I had to get knocked down by a horse," explained the Twilight star. "That was terrifying.

"It was just one split second but [it was] a fully grown stallion - I'm kind of relatively scared of horses as well."

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However, Pattinson, who stars in the film alongside Reese Witherspoon, admitted that he did have some cause for relief. "I'm just glad I didn't have to ride any of them," he said. "I'm not particularly good at horse riding."

Describing another on-set animal incident to Bang Showbiz, the actor said: "The first time I met Thai the elephant, I just got in her mouth. It seemed like a good place to be!

"She had these huge lips and her teeth were all the way at the back so she just carried me around!"